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11-05-2025
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Putin's spokesman says Moscow will ‘continue' invasion while blaming Ukraine for not being ‘ready' for peace
A Kremlin spokesman said in a new interview that Ukraine is to blame for a failure to make progress in peace talks and vowed that the Russian offensive would 'continue' - despite Kyiv's support for a U.S.-backed deal. With their respective nations still yet to reach a formal ceasefire, Ukraine and Russia's ambassadors appeared for dueling interviews Sunday on ABC News. Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Vladimir Putin, spoke to ABC's Martha Raddatz in Moscow. 'Ukraine is trying to escape from negotiations,' he claimed. Raddatz interjected: 'Ukraine says they're ready for a ceasefire right now, a 30 days ceasefire.' 'But they're not ready for immediate negotiations,' Peskov said. 'President Putin is doing whatever is possible to solve the problem, to achieve a settlement through peaceful and diplomatic means. But having no peaceful and democratic means at hand, we have to continue military operation.' He would go on to say that U.S. and European weapon shipments to Kyiv would need to be halted for those talks to take place. "Otherwise, it will be advantage for Ukraine. Ukraine will continue their total mobilization, bringing new troops to front line. Ukraine will use this period to train new military personnel and to give a rest to their existing ones," said Peskov. "So why should we grant such an advantage to Ukraine?" Ukraine is "not ready for immediate negotiations," he insisted. Separately on ABC News, Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova sat down in-studio for an interview with Raddatz. She shot down Peskov's assertion that Ukraine was refusing the possibility of talks beginning at once. 'President Zelensky today already said that, yes, Ukraine is ready to negotiate,' Markarova said. Ukraine has set a temporary ceasefire as a condition for talks to take place. Russia, meanwhile, said that it would not accept the presence of European peacekeeping forces. 'We have heard loud and clear from President Trump that ceasefires should be full and unconditional. And we have heard from other European leaders,' she continued. 'Nobody wants peace more than Ukraine. The question of the day is whether Russia wants it.' President Donald Trump spent much of 2024 hammering his two opponents, Joe Biden and later Kamala Harris, for the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine conflicts, which he says started under their watch. The 47th president claimed often that Putin would not have dared to launch an invasion of Ukraine in 2022 had he been in office, and boasted as well that he could end the eastern European conflict in a matter of hours. Those hours have stretched into weeks as Trump has come to publicly grumble that Russia may be stringing his administration along in the hopes of securing a more advantageous position on the battlefield. The U.S. president has threatened damaging sanctions against Moscow if the conflict continues, but has yet to act on those threats. After an Oval Office blow-up between the two men earlier this year, Trump met Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral in the Vatican in late April. Soon after the meeting, he posted his suspicions of Russia's aims on Truth Social. 'There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days,' Trump wrote. 'It makes me think that maybe he doesn't want to stop the war, he's just tapping me along.' On Sunday, Trump condemned the 'bloodbath' in another Truth Social posting and urged Zelensky to accept an invitation for talks in Turkey with Putin scheduled for this coming Thursday. Zelensky, along with a coalition of NATO leaders, presented the U.S. with a pledge on Saturday stating that Ukraine would accept an immediate temporary ceasefire and to begin talks with Russia. Putin, in his response, accepted an invitation to negotiate while refusing to agree to an immediate ceasefire. 'President Putin of Russia doesn't want to have a Cease Fire Agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the BLOODBATH. Ukraine should agree to this, IMMEDIATELY,' Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. At least they will be able to determine whether or not a deal is possible, and if it is not, European leaders, and the U.S., will know where everything stands, and can proceed accordingly!' 'I'm starting to doubt that Ukraine will make a deal with Putin, who's too busy celebrating the Victory of World War ll, which could not have been won (not even close!) without the United States of America,' he continued. 'HAVE THE MEETING, NOW!!!' Zelensky accepted, responding in his own post to Twitter. 'We await a full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy,' he said. 'There is no point in prolonging the killings. And I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally. I hope that this time the Russians will not look for excuses.'
The Independent
11-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Putin's spokesman says Moscow will ‘continue' invasion while blaming Ukraine for not being ‘ready' for peace
A Kremlin spokesman said in a new interview that Ukraine is to blame for a failure to make progress in peace talks and vowed that the Russian offensive would 'continue' - despite Kyiv's support for a U.S.-backed deal. With their respective nations still yet to reach a formal ceasefire, Ukraine and Russia's ambassadors appeared for dueling interviews Sunday on ABC News. Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Vladimir Putin, spoke to ABC's Martha Raddatz in Moscow. 'Ukraine is trying to escape from negotiations,' he claimed. Raddatz interjected: 'Ukraine says they're ready for a ceasefire right now, a 30 days ceasefire.' 'But they're not ready for immediate negotiations,' Peskov said. 'President Putin is doing whatever is possible to solve the problem, to achieve a settlement through peaceful and diplomatic means. But having no peaceful and democratic means at hand, we have to continue military operation.' He would go on to say that U.S. and European weapon shipments to Kyiv would need to be halted for those talks to take place. "Otherwise, it will be advantage for Ukraine. Ukraine will continue their total mobilization, bringing new troops to front line. Ukraine will use this period to train new military personnel and to give a rest to their existing ones," said Peskov. "So why should we grant such an advantage to Ukraine?" Ukraine is "not ready for immediate negotiations," he insisted. Separately on ABC News, Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova sat down in-studio for an interview with Raddatz. She shot down Peskov's assertion that Ukraine was refusing the possibility of talks beginning at once. 'President Zelensky today already said that, yes, Ukraine is ready to negotiate,' Markarova said. Ukraine has set a temporary ceasefire as a condition for talks to take place. Russia, meanwhile, said that it would not accept the presence of European peacekeeping forces. 'We have heard loud and clear from President Trump that ceasefires should be full and unconditional. And we have heard from other European leaders,' she continued. 'Nobody wants peace more than Ukraine. The question of the day is whether Russia wants it.' President Donald Trump spent much of 2024 hammering his two opponents, Joe Biden and later Kamala Harris, for the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine conflicts, which he says started under their watch. The 47th president claimed often that Putin would not have dared to launch an invasion of Ukraine in 2022 had he been in office, and boasted as well that he could end the eastern European conflict in a matter of hours. Those hours have stretched into weeks as Trump has come to publicly grumble that Russia may be stringing his administration along in the hopes of securing a more advantageous position on the battlefield. The U.S. president has threatened damaging sanctions against Moscow if the conflict continues, but has yet to act on those threats. After an Oval Office blow-up between the two men earlier this year, Trump met Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral in the Vatican in late April. Soon after the meeting, he posted his suspicions of Russia's aims on Truth Social. 'There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days,' Trump wrote. 'It makes me think that maybe he doesn't want to stop the war, he's just tapping me along.' On Sunday, Trump condemned the 'bloodbath' in another Truth Social posting and urged Zelensky to accept an invitation for talks in Turkey with Putin scheduled for this coming Thursday. Zelensky, along with a coalition of NATO leaders, presented the U.S. with a pledge on Saturday stating that Ukraine would accept an immediate temporary ceasefire and to begin talks with Russia. Putin, in his response, accepted an invitation to negotiate while refusing to agree to an immediate ceasefire. 'President Putin of Russia doesn't want to have a Cease Fire Agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the BLOODBATH. Ukraine should agree to this, IMMEDIATELY,' Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. At least they will be able to determine whether or not a deal is possible, and if it is not, European leaders, and the U.S., will know where everything stands, and can proceed accordingly!' 'I'm starting to doubt that Ukraine will make a deal with Putin, who's too busy celebrating the Victory of World War ll, which could not have been won (not even close!) without the United States of America,' he continued. 'HAVE THE MEETING, NOW!!!' Zelensky accepted, responding in his own post to Twitter. 'We await a full and lasting ceasefire, starting from tomorrow, to provide the necessary basis for diplomacy,' he said. 'There is no point in prolonging the killings. And I will be waiting for Putin in Türkiye on Thursday. Personally. I hope that this time the Russians will not look for excuses.'
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Politics
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Ukrainian ambassador says no talks with Russia without a ceasefire
Ukraine's ambassador to the United States chalked up Vladimir Putin's dismissal of the latest call for a 30-day ceasefire in the war in Ukraine beginning Monday to more of the same from the Russian president, stressing the unity among the U.S. and European leaders for a 'full and unconditional cease-fire.' 'We have heard loud and clear from President [Donald] Trump that ceasefires should be full and unconditional. And we have heard from other European leaders,' Ambassador Oksana Markarova said Sunday. 'Nobody wants peace more than Ukraine. The question of the day is whether Russia wants it.' 'Do you think he's just stringing you along here?' 'This Week' co-anchor Martha Raddatz asked. 'Well, we have seen it since the day he invaded Ukraine in 2022,' Markarova said. 'President Zelenskyy today already said that, yes, Ukraine is ready to negotiate. But he put a special emphasis on ceasefire. The idea that both he and President Trump strongly supports.' This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Ukrainian ambassador says no talks with Russia without a ceasefire originally appeared on
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11-05-2025
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Ukrainian ambassador says no talks with Russia without a ceasefire
Ukraine's ambassador to the United States chalked up Vladimir Putin's dismissal of the latest call for a 30-day ceasefire in the war in Ukraine beginning Monday to more of the same from the Russian president, stressing the unity among the U.S. and European leaders for a 'full and unconditional cease-fire.' 'We have heard loud and clear from President [Donald] Trump that ceasefires should be full and unconditional. And we have heard from other European leaders,' Ambassador Oksana Markarova said Sunday. 'Nobody wants peace more than Ukraine. The question of the day is whether Russia wants it.' 'Do you think he's just stringing you along here?' 'This Week' co-anchor Martha Raddatz asked. 'Well, we have seen it since the day he invaded Ukraine in 2022,' Markarova said. 'President Zelenskyy today already said that, yes, Ukraine is ready to negotiate. But he put a special emphasis on ceasefire. The idea that both he and President Trump strongly supports.' This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Ukrainian ambassador says no talks with Russia without a ceasefire originally appeared on
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Business
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Minerals deal 'important part' of future security guarantees, ambassador says
The minerals deal signed between Ukraine and the U.S. is "an important part of... future security guarantees," Ukraine's ambassador to the U.S., Oksana Markarova, said on May 4 in an interview with CBS News. "So this economic partnership deal in itself is a very important part of the broader security... architecture... frankly, that fund will be successful if Ukraine is stable and peaceful. So in a way, it's an important part of... future security guarantees," Markarova . "(T)his is an economic partnership agreement to create an investment fund... for both of our nations to benefit from amazing investment opportunities that Ukraine has," Markarova added. Ukraine and the U.S. on April 30 signed a that establishes a joint investment fund in Ukraine. The deal was negotiated over several months and led to a low point in bilateral relations following the infamous between President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 28. Markarova noted the minerals agreement is an "economic partnership agreement" beyond just rare earths. "(I)t's a true partnership where we would be able to put resources together in order to invest into a wide range of projects, including , including rare earths, including critical minerals, and both of our nations will benefit from it," Markarova said. "Ukraine has agricultural land and black soil... even during the war, we feed more than 400 million people. We have , we have... critical mineral deposits. We have so much, including... human talent, and we can develop it together," she said. Markarova noted the minerals deal builds on U.S. support for Ukraine throughout Russia's full-scale against Ukraine. "(W)e might have some disagreements... in some areas, but Ukraine is committed to peace. Ukraine wants more than anyone. We are defending freedom in Ukraine. We are not the ones who started this war," Markarova said. Markarova described the relationship between Ukraine and the as a "strategic partnership." "Look, our partnership with the U.S. is very important... We are really grateful to (the) American people for all the support that we are getting from the U.S. It would not be possible for us to defend ourselves without those Javelins, without those that (the) U.S. has provided us," Markarova said First Deputy Prime Minister and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signed the minerals deal in Washington on April 30. The could begin operating within months of its ratification by the Verkhovna Rada, Svyrydenko said on May 1. Read also: 'I just hate the Russians' — Kyiv district recovers from drone strike as ceasefire remains elusive We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
